Wayne Hale
Wayne Hale
N. Wayne Hale Jr.is a former NASA engineer. Previously a flight director and space shuttle program manager, Hale served as NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for Strategic Partnerships prior to his retirement on July 31, 2010...
confident flights launch sure three until
We will not launch until we are sure we can do it safely. But if we launch by July, we are confident we can still get three flights up this year.
call date launch serious
I would not call that a serious launch date at this point.
launch official
We have not set an official launch date,
aggressive closes launch lead occur schedule somewhat window
We think all of that with a somewhat aggressive schedule can occur and lead to a launch before the window closes in May.
clear everybody guys launch next ought talk
You guys ought to be aware, and we have got to make it clear to everybody we talk to, when we launch the next flight, there is still going to be foam come off the tank.
launch
we would not in any conceivable way be able to launch before Saturday.
appears based begin board discussion launch program window work yesterday
However, based on the discussion we had at the program board yesterday it appears that the May launch window is something we can begin to work on -- the launch window May 3 to May 23.
hardware paying playing talking
We were playing the odds. The hardware was talking to us, and we were not paying attention.
change fly foremost prudent wish worked
We wish it had worked out differently, but it's first and foremost that we fly safely. It was prudent to change these sensors out.
We are under no thought of delaying launch.
believe pieces tank
Foam will still come off the tank after we have done all of these mitigation efforts. We believe the pieces that come off will be small.
call fact perhaps pieces small solid strike
Perhaps some of the small pieces did in fact strike the orbiter but we don't have what I'll call solid evidence.
call fact perhaps pieces small solid strike
Perhaps some of the small pieces did in fact strike the orbiter, but we don't have what I'll call solid evidence.
evening good kennedy landing looking monday seems space
Everything seems to be looking very good for a landing Monday evening at the Kennedy Space Center.